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I Am An Artist: Professional Development Weekend for Artists

Saturday and Sunday, September 19-20, 2009

Saturday and Sunday, September 19-20, 2009

CD Forum’s 10th Anniversary Bash

6:30pm on Thursday, October 1, 2009

6:30pm on Thursday, October 1, 2009

Which Way Seattle? Series: Geography of Black Seattle in the CD and Beyond

6:30pm on Thursday, October 22, 2009

6:30pm on Thursday, October 22, 2009

American Heritage Series: From Pioneers to Mayors - Blacks in the West

7:00pm on Thursday, December 3, 2009

7:00pm on Thursday, December 3, 2009

Cynthia Oliver: Dance Workshop

Stay tuned!

Stay tuned!

Revolutionary Forum

Monday, January 18, 2010

Monday, January 18, 2010

KEXP Benefit KEXP Benefit Concert

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Rigidigidim De Bamba De: Ruptured Calypso

8:00pm on Friday and Saturday, February 19-20, 2010

8:00pm on Friday and Saturday, February 19-20, 2010

Which Way Seattle? Series: What's Next – Too Old for Foster Care

7:00pm on Thursday, March 25, 2010

7:00pm on Thursday, March 25, 2010

American Heritage Series: Black Women Conquer the West

7:00pm on Thursday, April 15, 2010

7:00pm on Thursday, April 15, 2010

CREATION Project Showcase

8:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, 2010

8:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, 2010

Join Our 2009 Annual Campaign!

Join Our 2009 Annual Campaign!

Wench - Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez reads from her critically acclaimed debut novel

Co-presented by Elliott Bay Book Company
March 22, 2010
7pm at Douglass-Truth Library (map)

An ambitious startling debut novel that follows the lives of four women at a resort popular among slaveholders who bring their enslaved mistresses. Engaging, page-turning, and wholly original, Wench explores with an unflinching eye, the moral complexities of slavery.

Rent Party for Haiti raises nearly $4,000 for Relief Agencies

Organized by CD Forum board members Brenda Walker & Sandra Jackson-Dumont with a host committee of supporters from the Seattle arts community, the event was held at the Crocodile Cafe in Belltown.

Which Way Seattle? Series: What's Next – Too Old for Foster Care

7:00pm on Thursday, March 25, 2010
Northwest African American Museum
2300 S Massachusetts St, Seattle, WA (map)

2010 Food as Art at Bell Harbor

2010 Food as Art at Bell Harbor – Tickets Now On Sale!
April 10, 2010 at the Bell Harbor International Promenade
2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66 Seattle, WA 98121
For tickets, visit Brown Paper Tickets or call (206) 323-4032×116.